jQuery test for whether an object has a method?

Question

Is it possible to test whether a jQuery object has a particular method? I\'ve been looking, but so far without success. Thanks!

Answer 1

try

if ($.fn.method) {
    $('a').method(...);
}

or

if ($.method) {
    $.method(...);
}

Answer 2

This should work:

if (!!$.prototype.functionName)

Answer 3

You should be able to look for undefined

if( typeof jQuery("*").foo === "undefined" ){
  alert("I am not here!");
}

Answer 4

//Simple function that will tell if the function is defined or not
function is_function(func) {
    return typeof window[func] !== 'undefined' && $.isFunction(window[func]);
}

//usage

if (is_function("myFunction") {
        alert("myFunction defined");
    } else {
        alert("myFunction not defined");
    }

Answer 5

Because jQuery methods are prototype into a jQuery object, you can test it from the prototype object.

if( $.isFunction( $.fn.someMethod ) ) {
    // it exists
}

This uses the jQuery.isFunction()[docs] method to see if $.fn.someMethod is indeed a function. (In jQuery jQuery.fn is a reference to the prototype object.)

Answer 6

this worked for me

if (typeof myfunctionname === 'function')